Table 3. Effects of TDN level of commercial concentrates on plasma metabolite concentrations of late fattening Hanwoo steers
Items | Initial | Final |
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | SEM | Pr>F | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | SEM | Pr>F |
ALB (g/dL) | 3.85 | 3.68 | 3.75 | 3.71 | 0.020 | 0.13 | 4.23 | 3.31 | 4.81 | 3.85 | 0.049 | 0.19 |
ALT (IU/L) | 17.70 | 18.78 | 18.03 | 18.19 | 0.360 | 0.25 | 19.31 | 23.06 | 17.88 | 20.87 | 0.533 | 0.32 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 12.32 | 10.88 | 13.21 | 11.02 | 0.181 | 0.19 | 13.69 | 8.15 | 20.75 | 11.53 | 0.497 | 0.25 |
Ca (mg/dL) | 8.88 | 8.67 | 8.88 | 8.82 | 0.026 | 0.42 | 9.48 | 7.89 | 10.96 | 8.89 | 0.093 | 0.42 |
CHO (mg/dL) | 127.93 | 126.87 | 136.09 | 126.67 | 1.892 | 0.63 | 131.37 | 127.67 | 151.33 | 132.61 | 2.923 | 0.58 |
GGT (mg/dL) | 37.39b | 21.95a | 32.28 | 35.93b | 0.627 | 0.05 | 42.813 | 62.64 | 23.10 | 60.43 | 2.115 | 0.22 |
GLU (mg/dL) | 64.00 | 61.47 | 68.74 | 63.77 | 0.438 | 0.36 | 83.73bc | 137.62 a | 121.89 ab | 75.88bc | 1.979 | 0.03 |
Mg (mg/dL) | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.20 | 3.24 | 0.015 | 0.18 | 3.57 | 2.99 | 3.98 | 3.25 | 0.036 | 0.08 |
NEFA (uEq/L) | 149.18 | 121.69 | 150.30 | 164.51 | 2.542 | 0.22 | 251.35 | 119.71 | 291.49 | 176.29 | 7.201 | 0.15 |
P (mg/dL) | 6.31 | 6.70 | 6.80 | 6.67 | 0.042 | 0.85 | 7.38 | 6.23 | 8.56 | 7.06 | 0.077 | 0.37 |
TG (mg/dL) | 24.38 | 32.41 | 32.74 | 24.31 | 0.741 | 0.46 | 61.86 | 68.87 | 43.19 | 67.92 | 1.530 | 0.52 |
TP(g/dL) | 7.26 | 7.30 | 7.14 | 7.05 | 0.042 | 0.33 | 7.98ab | 6.05c | 9.65a | 7.24bc | 0.086 | 0.01 |
Means with difference superscript in the same row are significantly different(p<0.05).
TDN, total digestible nutrients; ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Ca, calcium; CHO, cholesterol; GGT, gamma glutamyl transferase; GLU, glucose; Mg, magnesium; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acid; P, phosphorus; TG, triglyceride; TP, total protein.